John Majhor was 53. He was the host of City-TV's "Toronto Rocks" and "Lunch Television" as well as a popular disc jockey on CHUM-AM.
December 23, 2024
In Memoriam
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Denny Doherty was 66. He was the Canadian quarter of the 1960s folk-rock group the Mamas and the Papas, who were known for their soaring harmonies on hits like "California Dreamin’" and "Monday, Monday."
Scott Bigelow was 45. He was the professional wrestler better known as Bam Bam Bigelow.
Percy Saltzman was 91. He was the first man to appear on Canadian English-language television and the first meteorologist employed by the CBC.
Yvonne De Carlo was 84. She played Moses' wife in "The Ten Commandments" but achieved her greatest popularity on TV's slapstick comedy "The Munsters."
Iwao Takamoto was 81. His creation of Scooby-Doo, the cowardly dog with an adventurous heart, captivated audiences and endured for generations.
Earl Reibel was 76. He made headlines in 1955 when he bested then Detroit Red Wings teammate Gordie Howe in scoring.
Darrent Williams was 24. He was a cornerback with the Denver Broncos of the NFL who just finished the season with 88 tackles and four interceptions.
Gerald Ford was 93. He was the 38th president of the United States of America.
James Brown was 73. He was the dynamic, pompadoured "Godfather of Soul," whose rasping vocals and revolutionary rhythms made him a founder of rap, funk and disco.
Joe Barbera was 95. He was half of the Hanna-Barbera animation team that produced such beloved cartoon characters as Tom and Jerry, Yogi Bear and the Flintstones.
Peter Boyle was 71. He was the tall, prematurely bald actor who was the tap-dancing monster in "Young Frankenstein" and the curmudgeonly father in the long-running sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond."
Jose Uribe was 47. He played 10 seasons in the major leagues from 1984 to 1993, mostly with the San Francisco Giants.
Larry Henderson was 89. He was the first regular newsreader on CBC-TV's "The National News".
Anita O'Day was 87. Her sassy renditions of "Honeysuckle Rose," "Sweet Georgia Brown" and other song standards made her one of the most respected jazz vocalists of the 1940s and '50s.
John Allan Cameron was 67. He was the Cape Bretoner who helped spread the gospel of Celtic music across Canada and beyond.
Robert Altman was 81. He was the caustic and irreverent satirist behind “M*A*S*H,” “Nashville” and “The Player” who made a career out of bucking Hollywood management and story conventions.
Ruth Brown was 78. Her recordings of Teardrops in My Eyes, 5-10-15 Hours and (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean shot her to rhythm-and-blues stardom in the 1950s.
Bo Schembechler was 77. He was the winningest coach in University of Michigan football history.
Milton Friedman was 94. He was the Nobel Prize-winning economist who advocated an unfettered free market and had the ear of three U.S. presidents.
Jack Palance was 87. He was the craggy-faced menace in "Shane," "Sudden Fear" and other films who turned to comedy at 70 with his Oscar-winning self-parody in "City Slickers."
Ed Bradley was 65. He was a journalist who began reporting for CBS News in 1967.
Jackie Parker was 74. He is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame and won three Grey Cups with the Edmonton Eskimos.
William Styron was 81. His 1979 novel "Sophie's Choice" was made into an acclaimed film and he won a Pulitzer Prize for "The Confessions of Nat Turner".
P.W. Botha was 90. He was the apartheid-era president who led South Africa through its worst racial violence and deepest international isolation.
